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9/11 Health Monitoring and Treatment
The 9/11 terrorist
attacks on the World Trade Center created a toxic and hazardous environment for
fire fighters and others who participated in the rescue and recovery efforts at
Ground Zero. In the aftermath of the response, World Trade Center
responders have developed significant physical and mental health problems which
require ongoing monitoring and treatment. Although current monitoring and
treatment programs, such as the program run by the Fire Department of New York,
receive federal funding through the annual appropriations process, the long-term
nature of the 9/11 illnesses requires a long-term and stable funding mechanism.
Congress recently
passed, and the President signed into law, legislation to provide such a funding mechanism,
ensuring the continued operation of the FDNY and other World Trade Center
monitoring and treatment programs. The bill, H.R. 847, was signed into law on
January 2, 2011.
Read a special
message from the General President regarding passage of the Zadroga Act.
To learn more about
9/11 health legislation, click here:
Fact Sheet
To learn more about
the importance of the monitoring and treatment programs, click here:
Key Points
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Congress support 9/11 Health Legislation:
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House Action
On February 4, 2009,
H.R. 847 was introduced in
the U.S. House of Representatives and referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, as well as the Committee on the Judiciary.
On April 22, 2009, the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on H.R. 847.
On July 29, 2009, H.R. 847 was approved by the Committee on
the Judiciary by a vote of 22-9.
On March 16, 2010, H.R. 847 was
approved by the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health by a
vote of 25 - 8.
On July 29, 2010, H.R. 847 was rejected in the U.S. House of
Representatives by a vote of 255-159 under rules requiring a 2/3rds majority for
passage. Read
more...
On September 29, 2010, H.R. 847 was approved in the U.S.
House of Representatives by a vote of 268-160.
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On December 22, 2010, H.R. 847 as amended was approved by the
U.S. House of Representatives by a
vote of 206-60.
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Senate Action
On June 24, 2009
S. 1334 was introduced in the U.S. Senate
and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
On
June 29, 2010, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a
hearing on S. 1334.
On December 9, 2010, the U.S. Senate failed to invoke cloture
on the motion to proceed to H.R. 847 by a vote of 57-42.
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On December 22, 2010, H.R. 847 was approved with an amendment
in the U.S. Senate by voice vote.
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